‘Everyone thinks ill of the BBC’, Evelyn Waugh told a BBC interviewer in 1960.
Nevertheless, fourteen years later, the same BBC adapted Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy into a radio drama — a situation in which, though it may have seemed hard at first to judge whether Waugh, or the Beeb, had the last laugh, it’s clear upon reflection that neither did (corpses and corporations being equally incapable of laughter).
Now is the age of the reboot, and the BBC is preparing to broadcast a brand-new radio dramatization of Sword of Honour.
It’ll be a seven-episode series; Episode 1 is set to air on Sunday, September 29 on Radio 4. It’s supposed to become available online here.
Since it hasn’t been broadcast yet, I haven’t heard and can’t vouch for the new adaptation’s quality: This is a heads-up, not an endorsement. That said, it is an Evelyn Waugh radio drama: Whatever the outcome, there will be something worthwhile in that broadcast.
Good tip, thanks.
Thanks. I’ll have to look for that.
AMDG
Any idea if the time is London time? I am trying to figure out when it would be live here in WI. Thanks. God bless!
MarLee,
Yes, the time listed (15:00) is London time.
Live broadcast or on-demand, here’s hoping it’s worth the listen!